Senior Manager AI Security

Ref #

W184606

State/Region

New Jersey

Department

Information Technology

Location

United States

City

Nutley

Pay Range: The pay range for this job is $93500 - $177590 annually; actual pay is dependent on experience and geographic location.

Benefits: Base pay is only one part of our employee value proposition, which includes a robust benefits package, above-market time off, hybrid working arrangements, incentive compensation, where applicable, and varied learning opportunities.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.

At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Ralph Lauren is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, AI Security to lead the implementation and operationalization of the enterprise AI Security Program. Reporting to the CISO, this role will partner closely with the AI Center of Excellence (CoE), Data & Analytics, Enterprise Technology, Legal, Privacy, and Cybersecurity teams to ensure AI technologies are deployed securely and responsibly.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in cybersecurity, cloud security, governance, risk management, and emerging AI technologies, with the ability to translate complex technical risks into practical business solutions. This leader will help establish security controls, governance processes, risk management practices, and monitoring capabilities for Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, and future AI solutions.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 12 months, you will:

• Establish and operationalize core AI security controls across the enterprise.
• Implement AI security assessment and governance processes.
• Develop executive-level AI security and risk reporting.
• Launch AI security awareness and training programs.
• Enhance visibility into AI usage, risks, and emerging threats.
• Strengthen Ralph Lauren's AI security maturity aligned to industry-leading frameworks and best practices.

Why Join Ralph Lauren?

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of AI security at one of the world's most recognized luxury brands. You will work with executive leadership, technology innovators, and business partners to enable trusted AI adoption while protecting Ralph Lauren's customers, employees, intellectual property, and global brand.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of Ralph Lauren's AI Security Program.
• Conduct security and risk assessments of AI solutions, models, platforms, and vendors.
• Develop and maintain AI security standards, policies, and control frameworks.
• Implement secure AI development and deployment practices aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with technology and engineering teams to integrate security-by-design into AI initiatives.
• Develop controls addressing prompt injection, model poisoning, adversarial AI attacks, data leakage, model theft, and unauthorized AI usage.
• Establish AI security monitoring, detection, and incident response capabilities.
• Support AI governance committees through risk reporting, metrics, and executive dashboards.
• Collaborate with Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management teams to address emerging AI regulations and requirements.
• Evaluate and assess third-party AI providers and AI-enabled technologies.
• Develop AI security awareness and training programs across the enterprise.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders on AI risk and secure AI adoption.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of cybersecurity, security engineering, security architecture, governance, or risk management experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing security programs, projects, or teams.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, Machine Learning, and AI-enabled business technologies.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, data protection, and application security.
• Experience conducting security assessments and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and executive presentation skills.

Preferred

• Experience implementing AI Governance or Responsible AI programs.
• Knowledge of NIST AI RMF, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 42001, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and AI observability platforms.
• Retail, luxury goods, consumer products, or Fortune 500 experience.
• CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, Microsoft Security, or AI Security-related certifications.

Ralph Lauren will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance laws. Please note background checks will be evaluated individually.